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Looks like once the pin is pulled you hammer it out from the back side through a small access hole! Upper one might be more of a pain to get to!

Rust Bucket??? Where? Not in that photo!!! Come over here to New England and I'll let you work on some real rusty things! LOL..

Just teasin' ya Steve... and honestly, I wouldn't sweat the shocks, not for what you've got planned for that truck! imho.....

Worked a bit yesterday on the truck. Got one of the rear cotter pins out, then the pin out of the rear spring eye, fairly easily! The problem lies in front where Old Henry Ford thoughtfully drilled an access hole in the frame so yo can using a punch drive the foward spring pin out. But then Henry covered any access to that hole with a cross frame member and bracket. I decided to hold off drilling a hole in the bracket for access, since I need shims before I can mount the new springs anyway. Went to Summit and found some 6 degree shims, with 3/8 inch center pin holes. I will have to drill these out to half inch as the new springs from Eaton have 1/2" pins where the mount to the axle.
I re-measured the pinion angle and got 10 degrees, so hopefuly 6 will help reduce that. If not I might have to add a 2 or 4 degree to it too! Biggest problem may be needing to extend the pin length from the shackles if too much wedge is needed. Anyway just thinking aloud.

Got the front access holes drilled and pins removed then punched out upper hanger pin, just not sure how to get bearing out without messing things up? Any suggestions? here is a photo of the bearing in question(the New springs already have their bearings in place.

Got a machine shop close by? Or a friend with a press?

A socket and a piece of pipe underneath?

There's always a way. Of coarse the press is the best method.

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Press out the old, press in the new, replace old pin with new, grease and your done.

34_40 My thoughts exactly. Yeah there is a guy down the blvd with a machine shop that rebuilds engines. I'll give him a call and see if he's willing to do it. If not several other options mentioned might work, or just leave the old bushing in and move on!
We'll start with a call to Norm!

Norm said to drop them off and he'd see what they could do. Works for me, as I have 10 projects on the burner right now, so one down nine to go!

Yes, things like a short piece of pipe and a socket slightly smaller than the bushing and some all thread with 2 nuts can also force out a bushing with enough patience and time. But a press / hydraulic preferred but an arbor type will work / is just so much easier and faster!

Well got the hangers back from Norm who cleaned them up for me(nice guy) and repainted them over the last week, in between wind storms here. Will try to get moving on this tomorrow on my day off. Before and after shots!

I just love seeing something done so well, even if it's just a couple of chassis bits. Those look great.

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Thanks, figure might as well take care of stuff that has to come off and be upgraded.

YEP! Good stuff there Steve!

In my migraine stupor I drilled the holes in my shims larger to accommodate the the pin on my leafsprings. It wasn't until I was done that the foley of my mistake cost me a pair of shims. Since they don't come with instructions for the feeble minded(me) I didn't realize you are suppose to run the pin bolt on the springs through the shim effectively bolting it into place on the leaf springs. So now I get to wait for a new pair to arrive from summit! Stupid stupid stupid! Well I guess the dogs get that walk they've been waiting for!